Father's Day & Red Robin at the Keys House!

We had a great Father's Day with Bob on Sunday. One of Bob's favorite places to eat is Red Robin. I had an idea to turn our kitchen and eating areas into Red Robin! All I had to do was tell the girls about my idea and they went to town with the idea!! I was so proud of them and the effort they put in to this plan for Father's Day.

Felicity and Kelsey made Red Robin signs for the dining room and kitchen. We hung a curtain between the dining room and the kitchen and attached a sign that said, "Red Robin- Employees Only. The girls also made red napkin ring holders, cute coasters with a picture of a burger on each of them and a cube with Red Robin info. on it for the center of the table. It was so much fun. They also printed a menu off the website for him to order off of. Felicity highlighted what Bob was to order. We had cheese sticks for the appetizer, then Teriyaki Chicken Burgers and Steak Fries, and salad and Rootbeer or Lemonade. For dessert I tried a new recipe for Lemon Ice.

We all wore red shirts and khaki pants and Felcitiy made us name tags that were darling. We had a fun time, and enjoyed celebrating Bob.

I am thankful for the great husband and father that he is. I am thankful for all the sacrifices he makes for our family.

Felicity was asked to bear her testimony in Sacrament Meeting on Sunday. She did a great job. She was asked to share how the priesthood has blessed our family.

I also am so thankful for my own father, who brought me up in a righteous home, and taught me all the important things I needed to know to be succesful. I remember telling my parents many times that I was never going to leave home or leave them because I loved them so much, and loved being with them in our home. I did leave eventually, but still feel those tender feelings towards my parents and my home growing up.

Temple Trip

Last night our family loaded up in the van to travel to Bellevue to the Seattle Temple. We were going to support Cameron's friend Brandon Bryan who was going through the temple for the first time before he leaves on his mission.

Brandon has been called to serve in the San Juan Puerto Rico East mission. He has been a great friend to Cameron for several years. Cameron has always looked up to him as a great example of a righteous young man.

I stayed with the children in the waiting room while Bob attended the endowment session with Brandon, his family, and other close friends. It was a neat experience to walk around the temple grounds with the girls and share my feelings of the temple with them. The children loved the beauty of the temple and it was a wonderful feeling to be there with them. I was very proud of Cameron because he was sick in bed all day, but he came to show his support to Brandon.

We went to Burger King afterwards and had a great evening together.

First Day of Summer Break

Well, today is the first day of summer break for us. It started out early with an early morning apt. with Cameron's high school counselor Angela Knight. She is awesome. She is a BYU graduate and a returned missionary. I am so thankful to have her at Graham-Kapowsin High School and more importantly to have her as Cameron's counselor. I consider it one of the Lord's tender mercies in our life.

Cameron is going to be taking an independent study BYU class over the summer to help keep him busy. I am thankful for such great kids. They are all wonderful kids and I love them all very much.

I have a huge headache and my Excedrin is not working. I am on a different migraine medication but it is not working, I guess I need to go back to the DR.

Kelsey and I are home awaiting the beginng of So You Think You Can Dance, while everyone else is at Mutual.

Day at the zoo and wild waves.

Today I went on a field trip with Kelsey's 2nd grade class to Pt. Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. It was really fun. They have really updated things there since I was last there. I had 3 girls in my group, they were really good about staying with me, one of them ran off a couple of times, but for the most part they were great. My favorite part was the two toed sloth hanging from a tree about 6 inches from us. After the rest of Kelsey's class got on the bus, we found the free carousel!! That was a fun thing to go on right before we left. It is great to not be working anymore so I can attend things like this with Kelsey.

Felicity went to Wild Waves/Enchanted Village today in Federal Way with the Honor Students. She had a great time. She rode the Timberhawk 4 times and The Wild Thing twice. She is sunburned and tired.

Tomorrow is finally the last day of school. They have a half day. I am going to the foot Dr to talk about my plantar fasciitis. It is killing me!! The custom orthotics he ordered me don't seem to be doing me much good. I don't want to have to get steroid shots in my heel, so, I hope he has some other alternatives for me!!

The Blog has Begun!!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Hello Friends and Family!!

At the insistance of my sweet Kelsey, I am starting a Blog. I have no idea what I am doing but we will see how it goes.

Today we had a great set of meetings in the Pioneer Valley Ward. I especially liked James Bennett's talk. I greatly enjoyed his stories about serving with his family when he was a small boy growing up.

It was a great weekend. Brandon Tims joined us for the weekend. He is earning money with a lawn business this summer to earn money for his mission. Bob and Cameron helped him pass out flyers and work on the lawns. What a great example of a righteous young man! It is a pleasure to have him in our home. He is a great example for my children.